Sophie walked out onstage and said “Hi I’m Sophie Von Haselberg Bette Midler’s daughter. My mom was devastated she couldn’t be here to celebrate with you Marc so she sent me in her place to read you this poem. It’s great to be here with my two greatest GOD-MOTHERS (lol) Sorry for those of you that have already heard it.” She read a poem that Bette wrote for Marc Shaiman’s 50th birthday. Sophie had to stop twice because she was crying. She was very emotional throughout the poem some of it hilarious other parts sentimental. The last line of the poem read something to the effect of: “Now the boy has become a man, with this I write with love from your biggest fan.” It was beautiful everyone cried.

Celebrating Amy Goldman Fowler (with Stephen Scanniello and Brad Jalbert) for their dedication to preserving global plant diversity, we’ll begin with cocktails in the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden (which will be in peak bloom!) followed by dinner and a program in the gorgeous Garden Terrace Room.

Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), a wealthy student from Santa Barbara, California, has known since age seven that he’s going to be President of the United States. But first, he’ll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School. To get elected Student Body President, secure a spot at Harvard, and stay on his singular path to success, Payton will have to outsmart his ruthless classmates without sacrificing his own morality and carefully crafted image. Full of dark comedy and sly satire, Ryan Murphy’s The Politician offers a rare glimpse into just what it takes to make a politician.